Holding(s) in Company

Kingfisher PLC
22 February 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

KINGFISHER PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

UBS AG

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

HOLDER NAMED ABOVE

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

MATERIAL INTEREST
UBS AG LONDON BRANCH                              145,891,878
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT LIFE LIMITED          9,622,525

NON MATERIAL INTEREST
UBS AG GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT                    382,463
UBS FUND MANAGEMENT (SWITZERLAND) AG              6,949,425
UBS FUND SERVICES (LUXEMBOURG) SA                 17,378,682
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) INC.       25,977,144
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED   446,422
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (CANADA) CO.          6,000,430
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (DEUTSCHLAND) GMBH    1,201,200
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (FRANCE) SA           76,442
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (HONG KONG) LIMITED   144,422
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 31,235
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (JAPAN) LIMITED       5,240,685
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK) INC.       2,725,616
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) LIMITED   107,253
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (TAIWAN) LIMITED      78,325
UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY         4,252,335
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                37,110,677
UBS SECURITIES LLC                                56,532
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.                       2,116
UBS AG - WEALTH MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS BANKING     456,965
UBS AG, JERSEY BRANCH                             135,424
UBS AG NEW YORK (101 PARK AVENUE)                 159,870
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT AG                          119,100
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED                1,276,785

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

265,823,951

6. Percentage of issued class

11.29%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 15 5/7 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

17 FEBRUARY 2006

11. Date company informed

22 FEBRUARY 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

265,823,951

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.29%

14. Any additional information

N/A

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JULIE WILSON
020 7644 1043

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

JULIE WILSON
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

22 FEBRUARY 2006

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